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Supporters
of improvements to the skateboarding area at Baranof Park appealed to the
Kodiak City Council on Thursday. It was a follow up to the large turnout at the
council’s work session last Tuesday. There is a tidy sum of money left over
from the new track, football field and baseball diamond improvements, which
Jeremiah Gardiner thinks should be used to upgrade the skate park:

His
ideas had support from others who spoke before the council. Peter Rosendall
said he was relatively new to town, but has used the park extensively over the
last six months:

-- (Skate Park 233 sec“I’ve traveled around and seen …
they’re not asking for a lot.”)

Ryan
Murdock agreed, adding the request would not take local tax money away from
other city services:

-- (Skate Park 321 sec“I’m just really glad to be asking
… so thank you very much.”)

Councilman
Terry Haines said it was good to see citizens coming to the council and
participating in the work sessions and the regular meetings:

-- (Skate Park 410 sec“That’s a great thing. That’s what
… we can direct toward it.”)

Earlier
this year, the city received $1.9-million more from the state for Baranof Park
improvements than the $4.6-million cost of phases one and two, which have been
completed. In June, City Manager Aimee Kniaziowski (Kenya-z’joff-ski) said there
has been interest in divvying up the excess among park user groups, but she
plans to work with community and school representatives in identifying and
reviewing needs for funding.